During his time in power, Ivan the Terrible expanded Russia’s power and totally altered the political structure. He controlled the country by ensuring total fear and terror within his people, especially the high nobles. This was carried out via regular military warfare, and historians believethey have located an extensive war arsenal that could have been intended for use by Ivan.

The store of weaponry was located during construction, close to Zvenigorod, a small town near Moscow and contains an amazing variety of military equipment – weaponry, and much more.

During the time they were stored underground, the area was one that Ivan had ordered be bought under control by the military. The scientists belive that the cache may have belonged to one of the officers of these campaigns.

This gives us a great concept how a Russian officer may have prepared for starting a military campaign. Each noble officer would have a personal weapons cache in readiness. This dig lets us view the preparations carried by the officer elite of the army at this time.

states Dr. Asya Engovatova, from the Russian Academy of Sciences,

The most incredible weapons located are the spiked helmets, close to undamaged by rust and still located in material lined leather boxes. They were was usually worn by knights and may have been coated in gold and silver.

The scientists believe the cache still exists only as the house that they were located under likely was burnt prior to the weapons and armor being removed for battle.

The huge “Star of Adam” was located in Sri Lanka, and is believed to be the largest sapphire ever found. It weighs 1,404 carats, which is about 280g. But how could it grow so large?

Sapphire is a bright blue gem mineral and a type of corundum (aluminium oxide). It is very hard, which is important in understanding its location in countries like Sri Lanka.

The Star of Adam sapphire is a beautiful example of a “star sapphire”. It seems to have a 6 point star inside the stone. This is due to light reflection from small crystals trapped within the sapphire as it grew.

The gems are found in old river sediments. Due to the hardness the sapphires survived as big pebbles and crystals.

The Star of Adam would likely have been formed inside rocks and granites in the highlands. The have been dated as close to 2 billion years old.

The temperature and pressure would have altered very gradually over many millions of years, which is how the sapphire was able to get so large.

Leonardo da Vinci's Golden Horn Bridge was designed in 1502. It's finally being constructed, however as the amazing Renaissance figure originally wanted the structure to cross the Bosphorus River in Istanbul, its construction is actually occuring in … [Continue reading]

Before the Romans, the Greeks was the only civilisation to have used toilets. However by the height of the Roman Empire during the 3rd century AD the Romans had brought sanitation to most of their lands, reaching across western and southern Europe, … [Continue reading]

Since the Spanish began exploring the strange jungle of the Southern Americas during the 15th century, stories about lost cities such as El Dorado have captivated the imagination. A team of academics has released plans to start excavating a “lost … [Continue reading]

It’s almost 2 years since the unusual disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. While no planes have been located to date, the Australian branch of the search has unexpecedly located a lost 19th-century shipwreck.
The ship was located on … [Continue reading]

All the cash in the world is becoming even more concentrated in the power of only a small number of people, a report released recently claims.
Only 62 super-wealthy, mostly white males; including Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, the Koch Brothers and … [Continue reading]

It only takes one fly to land on your packed lunch to make you concerned about what waste may have been left on your food.So do you throw the food out?
On most occasions seeing a fly land on your food doesn’t mean you must dispose of the food. … [Continue reading]

If you are in a badly insulated house, you could be spending way too much for energy bills.
The vital element to understanding how to stay warm is that you lose heat by radiation to the surroundings than you do by movement of air.
However there … [Continue reading]

Categories

In his upcoming keynote at Digital Media Forum Dubai, March 24-25, Pro Public Speaker Igor Beuker will explore the trends in retail and ecommerce. The post DMF Dubai: Igor Beuker Explores Trends In Retail & eCommerce appeared first on .

Viral video marketing used to be an art, now it’s a science. We curate the millions of videos that are uploaded every week. In our flagship format Viral Friday we show you the top 5 viral videos. This week, we […] The post Top 5 Videos In Viral Friday: Real Bionic Arm appeared first on […]

Snapchat is negotiating with sports leagues to bring live sports broadcasting to its sharing platform. The information comes from Digiday, which says it received word on the matter from “multiple media executives” that are familiar with the effort. The mobile social network […] The post Live Sports Broadcasting Is Coming To Snapchat appeared first on .

Ready for take-off? KLM is showcasing brands how wearable tech and the smartwatch can be helping and hyping at the same time. The post Wearable In Travel: KLM Launch Android Smartwatch App appeared first on .

Publishers main challenges are coining the trends and technologies of the 21st century. Igor Beuker, Pro Speaker, Autor & Awakener gets them profitable again. The post Publishers Get Profitable With Programmatic & Waterfalling appeared first on .

Viral video marketing used to be an art, now it’s a science. We curate the millions of videos that are uploaded every week. In our flagship format Viral Friday we show you the top 5 viral videos. This week, we […] The post Top 5 Videos In Viral Friday: Love Has No Labels appeared first […]

Instagram has introduced a new type of ad unit that lets readers swipe left to learn more about the brand or product: carousel ads. Instagram started offering a way for advertisers to reach people on Instagram in 2013. Contrary to […] The post Instagram Rolls Out New Carousel Ads appeared first on .

Viral video marketing used to be an art, now it’s a science. We curate the millions of videos that are uploaded every week. In our flagship format Viral Friday we show you the top 5 viral videos. This week, we […] The post Top 5 Videos In Viral Friday: Disney Characters Surprise appeared first on […]

Viral video marketing used to be an art, now it’s a science. We curate the millions of videos that are uploaded every week. In our flagship format Viral Friday we show you the top 5 viral videos. This week, we […] The post Top 5 Videos In Viral Friday: Take It appeared first on .

Today, in Barcelona Uber has launched UberEATS, an on-demand food-delivery service. Uber is always looking for ways to use technology to get people connected to their world as quickly and as efficiently as possible. Most people know Uber as the […] The post Uber Launches UberEATS in Barcelona appeared first on .

Viral video marketing used to be an art, now it’s a science. We curate the millions of videos that are uploaded every week. In our flagship format Viral Friday we show you the top 5 viral videos. This week, we […] The post Top 5 Videos In Viral Friday: Healthcare.gov appeared first on .

Twitter has acquired Niche, a small startup that connects advertisers with social media talents. As Twitter continues to invest in the growing media ecosystem, the social network felt that it’s important to provide a wide variety of tools for content creators to […] The post Twitter Buys Social Media Talent Agency Niche appeared first on .

Discussions on storytelling are favorite in advertising and marketing circles. Advertising is all about storytelling; a brand story is essential in making sense out of the brand: why it exists and what it really wants to be. With a brand […] The post Forget Storytelling, Start With Storydoing appeared first on .

How CMOs and CIOs can transform their brand from traditional advertising campaigns to big data-driven integrated digital marketing programs. The post The Secret To Big Data Driven Integrated Digital Marketing appeared first on .

Viral video marketing used to be an art, now it’s a science. We curate the millions of videos that are uploaded every week. In our flagship format Viral Friday we show you the top 5 viral videos. This week, we […] The post Top 5 Videos In Viral Friday: Ted 2 appeared first on .